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Windows Server 2025 with Visual Studio 2026 (20260406) Image Update

08 Apr 14:26
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Windows Server 2025 with Visual Studio 2026 (20260406) Image Update Pre-release
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Announcements
Windows Server 2025 with Visual Studio 2026 is now available as a public beta
[Windows/Ubuntu] Docker Server and Client will be updated to version 29.1.*, Docker Compose will be updated to version 2.40.3 on February 9th, 2026

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Windows Server 2025

  • OS Version: 10.0.26100 Build 32522
  • Image Version: 20260406.66.1

📣 What's changed?

Updated

Category Tool name Previous (20260329.58.1) Current (20260406.66.1)
Package Management Chocolatey 2.7.0 2.7.1
Pipx 1.11.0 1.11.1
Vcpkg (build from commit b5d1a94fb7) (build from commit 81e3c888ef)
Project Management Ant 1.10.15 1.10.16
Tools Bicep 0.41.2 0.42.1
Pulumi 3.228.0 3.229.0
CLI Tools AWS CLI 2.34.19 2.34.24
AWS Session Manager CLI 1.2.792.0 1.2.804.0
Browsers and Drivers Google Chrome 146.0.7680.165 146.0.7680.178
Microsoft Edge 146.0.3856.84 146.0.3856.97
Microsoft Edge Driver 146.0.3856.84 146.0.3856.97
PowerShell Tools >
Powershell Modules		 AWSPowershell 5.0.184 5.0.190

Visual Studio Enterprise 2026

Name Version Path
Visual Studio Enterprise 2026 18.4.11620.152 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Enterprise
Visual Studio Enterprise 2026 18.4.11626.88 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Enterprise

Visual Studio Enterprise 2026 > Workloads, components and extensions

Package Version
Component.Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.amd64 17.0.36522.0
SSIS.MicrosoftDataToolsIntegrationServices 2.1.2
Component.Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.amd64 17.1.37110.1
SSIS.MicrosoftDataToolsIntegrationServices 2.2

Android

Package Name Version
Android Emulator 36.4.10
Android Emulator 36.5.10

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macos-26-arm64 (20260408) Image Update

08 Apr 16:25
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macos-26-arm64/20260408.0337
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macos-26-arm64 (20260408) Image Update Pre-release
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Announcements
macOS 26 (Tahoe) is now generally available in GitHub Actions
[macOS] The macOS 14 Sonoma based runner images will begin deprecation on July 6th and will be fully unsupported by November 2nd for GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: macOS 26

  • OS Version: macOS 26.3 (25D125)
  • Kernel Version: Darwin 25.3.0
  • Image Version: 20260408.0337.1

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Xcode

Version Build Path Symlinks
26.5 (beta) 17F5012f /Applications/Xcode_26.5_beta.app /Applications/Xcode_26.5.0.app
/Applications/Xcode_26.5.app

Xcode > Installed SDKs

SDK SDK Name Xcode Version
macOS 26.5 macosx26.5 26.5
iOS 26.5 iphoneos26.5 26.5
Simulator - iOS 26.5 iphonesimulator26.5 26.5
tvOS 26.5 appletvos26.5 26.5
Simulator - tvOS 26.5 appletvsimulator26.5 26.5
watchOS 26.5 watchos26.5 26.5
Simulator - watchOS 26.5 watchsimulator26.5 26.5
visionOS 26.5 xros26.5 26.5
Simulator - visionOS 26.5 xrsimulator26.5 26.5
DriverKit 25.5 driverkit25.5 26.5

Updated

Category Tool name Previous (20260402.0322.1) Current (20260408.0337.1)
Package Management Bundler 4.0.9 4.0.10
Homebrew 5.1.3 5.1.5
RubyGems 4.0.9 4.0.10
Vcpkg 2026 (build from commit dbbd673624) 2026 (build from commit ffffe61956)
Tools AWS CLI 2.34.22 2.34.26
Azure CLI 2.84.0 2.85.0
Bicep CLI 0.41.2 0.42.1
Xcbeautify 3.1.5 3.2.1
Browsers Google Chrome 146.0.7680.178 147.0.7727.56
Google Chrome for Testing 146.0.7680.165 147.0.7727.56
ChromeDriver 146.0.7680.165 147.0.7727.56
Mozilla Firefox 149.0 149.0.2
Cached Tools Python 3.13.12, 3.14.3 3.13.13, 3.14.4
Go 1.25.8 1.25.9

Android

Package Name Version
Android Emulator 36.4.10
Android Emulator 36.5.10

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macos-14 (20260408) Image Update

08 Apr 14:06
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macos-14 (20260408) Image Update Pre-release
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Announcements
macOS 26 (Tahoe) is now generally available in GitHub Actions
[macOS] The macOS 14 Sonoma based runner images will begin deprecation on July 6th and will be fully unsupported by November 2nd for GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: macOS 14

  • OS Version: macOS 14.8.5 (23J423)
  • Kernel Version: Darwin 23.6.0
  • Image Version: 20260408.0396.1

📣 What's changed?

Updated

Category Tool name Previous (20260330.0357.1) Current (20260408.0396.1)
Language and Runtime Perl 5.42.1 5.42.2
Package Management Bundler 4.0.9 4.0.10
Homebrew 5.1.1 5.1.5
Pipx 1.11.0 1.11.1
RubyGems 4.0.9 4.0.10
Vcpkg 2026 (build from commit b5d1a94fb7) 2026 (build from commit ffffe61956)
Project Management Apache Ant 1.10.15 1.10.16
Tools AWS CLI 2.34.19 2.34.26
Azure CLI 2.84.0 2.85.0
Bicep CLI 0.41.2 0.42.1
Xcbeautify 3.1.4 3.2.1
Browsers Google Chrome 146.0.7680.165 147.0.7727.56
Google Chrome for Testing 146.0.7680.165 147.0.7727.56
ChromeDriver 146.0.7680.165 147.0.7727.56
Microsoft Edge 146.0.3856.84 146.0.3856.97
Microsoft Edge WebDriver 146.0.3856.84 146.0.3856.97
Mozilla Firefox 149.0 149.0.2
Cached Tools Python 3.13.12, 3.14.3 3.13.13, 3.14.4
Go 1.25.8 1.25.9

Xcode > Installed Simulators

Name OS Simulators
iOS 17.4 17.4 iPhone 15
iPhone 15 Plus
iPhone 15 Pro
iPhone 15 Pro Max
iPhone SE (3rd generation)
iPad (10th generation)
iPad Air (5th generation)
iPad Air 11-inch (M2)
iPad Air 13-inch (M2)
iPad mini (6th generation)
iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (6th generation)
iPad Pro 11-inch (M4)
iPad Pro 13-inch (M4)
iOS 17.4 17.4 iPhone 15
iPhone 15 Plus
iPhone 15 Pro
iPhone 15 Pro Max
iPhone SE (3rd generation)
iPad (10th generation)
iPad Air (5th generation)
iPad Air 11-inch (M2)
iPad Air 13-inch (M2)
iPad mini (6th generation)
iPad Pro (11-inch) (4th generation)
iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (6th generation)
iPad Pro 11-inch (M4)
iPad Pro 13-inch (M4)

Android

Package Name Version
Android Emulator 36.4.10
Android Emulator 36.5.10

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Windows Server 2025 (20260405) Image Update

07 Apr 10:00
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win25/20260405.77
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Windows Server 2025 (20260405) Image Update Pre-release
Pre-release
Announcements
Windows Server 2025 with Visual Studio 2026 is now available as a public beta
[Windows/Ubuntu] Docker Server and Client will be updated to version 29.1.*, Docker Compose will be updated to version 2.40.3 on February 9th, 2026

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Windows Server 2025

  • OS Version: 10.0.26100 Build 32522
  • Image Version: 20260405.77.1

📣 What's changed?

Updated

Category Tool name Previous (20260329.71.1) Current (20260405.77.1)
Package Management Chocolatey 2.7.0 2.7.1
Pipx 1.11.0 1.11.1
Vcpkg (build from commit b5d1a94fb7) (build from commit 77df67cfff)
Project Management Ant 1.10.15 1.10.16
Tools Bicep 0.41.2 0.42.1
Pulumi 3.228.0 3.229.0
CLI Tools AWS CLI 2.34.19 2.34.24
AWS Session Manager CLI 1.2.792.0 1.2.804.0
Browsers and Drivers Google Chrome 146.0.7680.165 146.0.7680.178
Microsoft Edge 146.0.3856.84 146.0.3856.97
Microsoft Edge Driver 146.0.3856.84 146.0.3856.97
PowerShell Tools >
Powershell Modules		 AWSPowershell 5.0.184 5.0.189

Visual Studio Enterprise 2022 > Workloads, components and extensions

Package Version
Component.Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.amd64 17.0.36522.0
SSIS.MicrosoftDataToolsIntegrationServices 2.1.2
Component.Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.amd64 17.1.37110.1
SSIS.MicrosoftDataToolsIntegrationServices 2.2

Android

Package Name Version
Android Emulator 36.4.10
Android Emulator 36.5.10

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Windows Server 2022 (20260405) Image Update

07 Apr 10:00
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win22/20260405.104
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Windows Server 2022 (20260405) Image Update Pre-release
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Announcements
Windows Server 2025 with Visual Studio 2026 is now available as a public beta
[Windows/Ubuntu] Docker Server and Client will be updated to version 29.1.*, Docker Compose will be updated to version 2.40.3 on February 9th, 2026

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Windows Server 2022

  • OS Version: 10.0.20348 Build 4893
  • Image Version: 20260405.104.1

📣 What's changed?

Updated

Category Tool name Previous (20260329.98.1) Current (20260405.104.1)
Package Management Chocolatey 2.7.0 2.7.1
Pipx 1.11.0 1.11.1
Vcpkg (build from commit b5d1a94fb7) (build from commit 77df67cfff)
Project Management Ant 1.10.15 1.10.16
Tools Bicep 0.41.2 0.42.1
Pulumi 3.228.0 3.229.0
CLI Tools Alibaba Cloud CLI 3.3.3 3.3.4
AWS CLI 2.34.19 2.34.24
AWS Session Manager CLI 1.2.792.0 1.2.804.0
Browsers and Drivers Google Chrome 146.0.7680.165 146.0.7680.178
Microsoft Edge 146.0.3856.84 146.0.3856.97
Microsoft Edge Driver 146.0.3856.84 146.0.3856.97
PowerShell Tools >
Powershell Modules		 AWSPowershell 5.0.184 5.0.189

Visual Studio Enterprise 2022 > Workloads, components and extensions

Package Version
Component.Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.amd64 17.0.36522.0
SSIS.MicrosoftDataToolsIntegrationServices 2.1.2
Component.Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.amd64 17.1.37110.1
SSIS.MicrosoftDataToolsIntegrationServices 2.2

Android

Package Name Version
Android Emulator 36.4.10
Android Emulator 36.5.10

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Ubuntu 24.04 (20260406) Image Update

07 Apr 15:07
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ubuntu24/20260406.80
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Ubuntu 24.04 (20260406) Image Update Pre-release
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Announcements
[Windows/Ubuntu] Docker Server and Client will be updated to version 29.1.*, Docker Compose will be updated to version 2.40.3 on February 9th, 2026

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Ubuntu 24.04

  • OS Version: 24.04.4 LTS
  • Kernel Version: 6.17.0-1010-azure
  • Image Version: 20260406.80.1
  • Systemd version: 255.4-1ubuntu8.14

📣 What's changed?

Updated

Category Tool name Previous (20260329.72.1) Current (20260406.80.1)
Kernel Version 6.17.0-1008-azure 6.17.0-1010-azure
Package Management Homebrew 5.1.1 5.1.4
Pipx 1.11.0 1.11.1
Vcpkg (build from commit b5d1a94fb7) (build from commit 14de8214a1)
Tools Bicep 0.41.2 0.42.1
Docker-Buildx 0.32.1 0.33.0
Pulumi 3.228.0 3.229.0
CLI Tools AWS CLI 2.34.19 2.34.25
AWS CLI Session Manager Plugin 1.2.792.0 1.2.804.0
Google Cloud CLI 562.0.0 563.0.0
Browsers and Drivers Google Chrome 146.0.7680.164 146.0.7680.177
Microsoft Edge 146.0.3856.84 146.0.3856.97
Microsoft Edge WebDriver 146.0.3856.84 146.0.3856.97

Installed apt packages

Name Version
pollinate 4.33-3.1ubuntu1.1
tzdata 2025b-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
pollinate 4.33-3.1ubuntu1.3
tzdata 2026a-0ubuntu0.24.04.1

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Ubuntu 22.04 (20260406) Image Update

07 Apr 09:58
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ubuntu22/20260406.82
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Ubuntu 22.04 (20260406) Image Update Pre-release
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Announcements
[Windows/Ubuntu] Docker Server and Client will be updated to version 29.1.*, Docker Compose will be updated to version 2.40.3 on February 9th, 2026

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: Ubuntu 22.04

  • OS Version: 22.04.5 LTS
  • Kernel Version: 6.8.0-1044-azure
  • Image Version: 20260406.82.1
  • Systemd version: 249.11-0ubuntu3.19

📣 What's changed?

Updated

Category Tool name Previous (20260329.74.1) Current (20260406.82.1)
Package Management Homebrew 5.1.1 5.1.4
Pipx 1.11.0 1.11.1
Vcpkg (build from commit b5d1a94fb7) (build from commit 14de8214a1)
Tools Bicep 0.41.2 0.42.1
Docker-Buildx 0.32.1 0.33.0
Heroku 11.0.2 11.1.1
Pulumi 3.228.0 3.229.0
CLI Tools Alibaba Cloud CLI 3.3.3 3.3.4
AWS CLI 2.34.19 2.34.25
AWS CLI Session Manager Plugin 1.2.792.0 1.2.804.0
Google Cloud CLI 562.0.0 563.0.0
Netlify CLI 24.8.1 24.10.0
OpenShift CLI 4.21.7 4.21.8
Vercel CLI 50.37.3 50.40.0
Browsers and Drivers Google Chrome 146.0.7680.164 146.0.7680.177
Microsoft Edge 146.0.3856.84 146.0.3856.97
Microsoft Edge WebDriver 146.0.3856.84 146.0.3856.97

Installed apt packages

Name Version
pollinate 4.33-3ubuntu2.1
tzdata 2025b-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
pollinate 4.33-3ubuntu2.3
tzdata 2026a-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

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macos-15 (20260406) Image Update

07 Apr 11:05
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macos-15/20260406.0361
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macos-15 (20260406) Image Update Pre-release
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macOS 26 (Tahoe) is now generally available in GitHub Actions
[macOS] The macOS 14 Sonoma based runner images will begin deprecation on July 6th and will be fully unsupported by November 2nd for GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: macOS 15

  • OS Version: macOS 15.7.5 (24G617)
  • Kernel Version: Darwin 24.6.0
  • Image Version: 20260406.0361.1

📣 What's changed?

Updated

Category Tool name Previous (20260330.0336.1) Current (20260406.0361.1)
Language and Runtime Perl 5.42.1 5.42.2
Package Management Homebrew 5.1.1 5.1.3
Pipx 1.11.0 1.11.1
Vcpkg 2026 (build from commit b5d1a94fb7) 2026 (build from commit 77df67cfff)
Project Management Apache Ant 1.10.15 1.10.16
Tools AWS CLI 2.34.19 2.34.24
Bicep CLI 0.41.2 0.42.1
Xcbeautify 3.1.4 3.2.1
Browsers Google Chrome 146.0.7680.165 146.0.7680.178
Microsoft Edge 146.0.3856.84 146.0.3856.97
Microsoft Edge WebDriver 146.0.3856.84 146.0.3856.97

Android

Package Name Version
Android Emulator 36.4.10
Android Emulator 36.5.10

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macos-15-arm64 (20260406) Image Update

07 Apr 11:04
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macos-15-arm64/20260406.0256
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macos-15-arm64 (20260406) Image Update Pre-release
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macOS 26 (Tahoe) is now generally available in GitHub Actions
[macOS] The macOS 14 Sonoma based runner images will begin deprecation on July 6th and will be fully unsupported by November 2nd for GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: macOS 15

  • OS Version: macOS 15.7.4 (24G517)
  • Kernel Version: Darwin 24.6.0
  • Image Version: 20260406.0256.1

📣 What's changed?

Updated

Category Tool name Previous (20260330.0243.1) Current (20260406.0256.1)
Language and Runtime Perl 5.42.1 5.42.2
Package Management Homebrew 5.1.1 5.1.3
Pipx 1.11.0 1.11.1
Vcpkg 2026 (build from commit b5d1a94fb7) 2026 (build from commit 77df67cfff)
Project Management Apache Ant 1.10.15 1.10.16
Tools AWS CLI 2.34.19 2.34.24
Bicep CLI 0.41.2 0.42.1
Xcbeautify 3.1.4 3.2.1
Browsers Google Chrome 146.0.7680.165 146.0.7680.178
Microsoft Edge 146.0.3856.84 146.0.3856.97
Microsoft Edge WebDriver 146.0.3856.84 146.0.3856.97

Android

Package Name Version
Android Emulator 36.4.10
Android Emulator 36.5.10

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macos-14-arm64 (20260407) Image Update

07 Apr 11:06
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macos-14-arm64/20260407.0213
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macos-14-arm64 (20260407) Image Update Pre-release
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macOS 26 (Tahoe) is now generally available in GitHub Actions
[macOS] The macOS 14 Sonoma based runner images will begin deprecation on July 6th and will be fully unsupported by November 2nd for GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps

🖥️ Actions Runner Image: macOS 14

  • OS Version: macOS 14.8.5 (23J423)
  • Kernel Version: Darwin 23.6.0
  • Image Version: 20260407.0213.1

📣 What's changed?

Updated

Category Tool name Previous (20260330.0199.1) Current (20260407.0213.1)
Language and Runtime Perl 5.42.1 5.42.2
Package Management Homebrew 5.1.1 5.1.4
Pipx 1.11.0 1.11.1
Vcpkg 2026 (build from commit b5d1a94fb7) 2026 (build from commit 81e3c888ef)
Project Management Apache Ant 1.10.15 1.10.16
Tools AWS CLI 2.34.19 2.34.25
Bicep CLI 0.41.2 0.42.1
Xcbeautify 3.1.4 3.2.1
Browsers Google Chrome 146.0.7680.165 146.0.7680.178
Microsoft Edge 146.0.3856.84 146.0.3856.97
Microsoft Edge WebDriver 146.0.3856.84 146.0.3856.97

Android

Package Name Version
Android Emulator 36.4.10
Android Emulator 36.5.10

For comprehensive list of software installed on this image please click here.

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